Latinas In Progress Analysis
Latinas now have the lowest college completion rates of any other racial group “only 19% have graduated with an associate’s degree or higher” according to Alicia Rascon the founder of Latinitas and Latinas in Progress. Latinitas is an organization that aims to mentor young girls throughout their teen years about college readiness as well as aiding them in the process of applying to universities. Latinitas seeks to make even the smallest dent in the percentage of Latinas who graduate with at the very least an associate’s degree. Latinas in Progress is the high school exclusive organization that meets once a month for a total of five sessions at partnering colleges in the area. These monthly meetings give the girls a feel for the ambiance of
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Before joining in middle school, I had no idea what I wanted to do in life. Latinitas opened up the career of journalism to me. The program empowered me to embrace my identity and be proud of whom I am. I am a Latina, I am Multi cultural, I am strong woman and I thank Latinitas for that.” Latinitas strives to break the stereotypes most people perceive of them by empowering young women and showing the world just how beneficial they are in a so called “man’s world” this organization could not have thrived as much as it has without generous donations and generous volunteers such as Latinas in Progress the group I volunteer with as well as other volunteers from the El Paso community. As of 2016 Latinas are the lowest paid racial group in the united states the highest paid racial group is white women “they earn on average 60 cents for every dollar earned by a Caucasian male.” Whereas Latinas “earn 58 cents on the dollar” now two cents may not seem like a lot to lack but at the end of the day some Latina mothers may see those two cents as necessary when trying to feed their families. These wage gaps may be attributed to the fact that “lower shares of Hispanics are college educated.”(pewresearch) With just a little push from Latinitas it is possible that girls who did not see a cap and gown in their future could one day be turning the tassel to the left and closing the wage gap one Latina at a
Before joining in middle school, I had no idea what I wanted to do in life. Latinitas opened up the career of journalism to me. The program empowered me to embrace my identity and be proud of whom I am. I am a Latina, I am Multi cultural, I am strong woman and I thank Latinitas for that.” Latinitas strives to break the stereotypes most people perceive of them by empowering young women and showing the world just how beneficial they are in a so called “man’s world” this organization could not have thrived as much as it has without generous donations and generous volunteers such as Latinas in Progress the group I volunteer with as well as other volunteers from the El Paso community. As of 2016 Latinas are the lowest paid racial group in the united states the highest paid racial group is white women “they earn on average 60 cents for every dollar earned by a Caucasian male.” Whereas Latinas “earn 58 cents on the dollar” now two cents may not seem like a lot to lack but at the end of the day some Latina mothers may see those two cents as necessary when trying to feed their families. These wage gaps may be attributed to the fact that “lower shares of Hispanics are college educated.”(pewresearch) With just a little push from Latinitas it is possible that girls who did not see a cap and gown in their future could one day be turning the tassel to the left and closing the wage gap one Latina at a